Salver

Name/Title

Salver

Entry/Object ID

2024.16.33

Description

Silver-plated salver with copper base metal. The flat surface features an intricate leaf decoration etching and the edges have a gadrooned border. The center of the plate has a polished center circle bearing the inscription, "SO. NE. SKI JUMP / TOURNAMENT / 1ST PLACE CLASS A / 1954."

Context

Given to Herbert P. Holbrook on the occasion of winning first place in the Southern New England Ski Jump Tournament of 1954. Holbrook was a Class A ski jumper and Olympic cross-country skier. He was an alumnus of the Austine School for the Deaf in Brattleboro, Vermont, and admitted to the AAAD (American Athletic Association for the Deaf) in 1964, when he also made the New York Times News twice that year. He competed in Berchtesgaden (West Germany) in the 60's and in the Meribel Olympics in France in 1979.

Acquisition

Accession

2024.16

Source or Donor

Austine School for the Deaf

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Date made

1954

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Salver

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Serving Vessels

Nomenclature Class

Food Service T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Diameter

12-3/4 in

Materials

Material

Metal

Material Notes

Silver-plated something else (something with a copper-ish color). On back scratch and throughout foliate engraved designs silver has worn away to reveal the copper-ish tone underneath.